I carry and serve the medicine of belonging, a truth carefully excavated from the trials and tribulations encountered along my path to wholeness. My experience of being ostracized from my body with chronic illness,  from people in the absence of any real extended family, and our earth as I traveled about cities to prosper and flourish in an impressive career alienated me from my flesh, a true sense of community, and the planet.  Throughout all the suffering and sickness endured, I believed there was another narrative and sought that remedy at the bottom of my once-dark well. With devotion to that belief, I eventually learned that a broken heart is part of a whole heart and that where we are the most broken, the strongest salve for healing resides.  

In communion with those suffering from disconnection and loneliness, it is an act of “Ayni,” the Quechua word for sacred reciprocity, to offer this medicine.  I do this by teaching people how to belong to their bodies as an extension of the earth through yoga and intuitive bodywork.  With a theoretical orientation grounded in Jungian psychology, I offer keys through counseling that can be carried out and into the world so that you may become your own medicine, too. I strongly believe in and have direct experience with the ripple effect of positive change for the whole (read community/family) when an individual devotionally tends to their wellness. 

My hands-on approach is rooted in myofascial release therapy, structural alignment, and transmissions received from master plants, most notably ayahuasca and cannabis. I have 10 + years of experience working in the plant medicine space and draw upon these plant allies to help inform my work. This work includes the Reflections Retreat, a communal offering  I founded in 2017 and co-facilitate annually alongside a rotating faculty.   In its 6th iteration, the next gathering will occur July 25th-28th at a private retreat center in Northern California.

By following the inevitable descent into the underbelly of my reality, I discovered the jewel of living life with presence.  This exquisite place exists within us all as a state of relaxed content.  My greatest mission is to support you on your journey here, knowing there are many routes to arrive at this inner sanctuary.  This work is a product of my healing and is honed ongoingly in pursuit of optimal health and well-being.